You may have to wait till 2009

Posted on February 12, 2007
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The News of the World believes that Brown will wait until May 2009 before holding an election, so he can combine it with the EU elections.  This is a smart political move.
It’s smart because Europe is such a contentious issue for the Tories and UKIP will make important inroads into the Tory vote.  However Brown’s going to be under pressure to get a mandate from the public soon after taking office.  Certainly the public feel he should do this- for example see this poll of the over 50s which shows 77% want him to have an early election.  Even so this seems unlikely, for the most part Brown can’t afford it.

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